What are the best cards for Grist, the Hunger Tide?

Across 35 Arena Brawl decks, the most-played cards with Grist, the Hunger Tide are Command Tower (94%), Overgrown Tomb (86%) and Llanowar Elves (80%).

Which cards have the best synergy with Grist, the Hunger Tide?

The cards played far more often with Grist, the Hunger Tide than usual: Field of the Dead (14× its usual rate), Natural Order (12× its usual rate) and Sowing Mycospawn (11× its usual rate).

What colors is Grist, the Hunger Tide?

Grist, the Hunger Tide is Golgari (black-green), so its deck can only run cards within that color identity.

Grist, the Hunger Tide

BGGolgari commanders35 Arena Brawl decks

Legendary Planeswalker — Grist1BG$0.54

Grist, the Hunger Tide appears in 35 Arena Brawl decks. The most-played cards are Command Tower, Overgrown Tomb and Llanowar Elves. The strongest synergies by lift are Field of the Dead, Natural Order and Sowing Mycospawn.

Build a deck with Grist, the Hunger Tide

Commander Brawl

Top cards

#1Command Tower

Land

94.3%

33 decks+0.13$0.27

#2Overgrown Tomb

Land — Swamp Forest

85.7%

30 decks+0.10$7.84

#3Llanowar Elves

Creature — Elf Druid

80.0%

28 decks+0.35$0.36

#4Reanimate

Sorcery

80.0%

28 decks+0.74$10.40

#5Icetill Explorer

Creature — Insect Scout

2GG4

77.1%

27 decks+1.45$20.53

#6Llanowar Wastes

Land

77.1%

27 decks+0.25$0.70

#7Wastewood Verge

Land

77.1%

27 decks+0.34$8.33

#8Underground Mortuary

Land — Swamp Forest

74.3%

26 decks+0.15$15.75

#9A-Haywire Mite

Artifact Creature — Insect

71.4%

25 decks+1.32

#10Birds of Paradise

Creature — Bird

71.4%

25 decks+0.50$15.32

#11Delighted Halfling

Creature — Halfling Citizen

71.4%

25 decks+0.46$23.12

#12Elvish Mystic

Creature — Elf Druid

71.4%

25 decks+0.40$1.75

#13Blooming Marsh

Land

68.6%

24 decks+0.40$2.87

#14Shifting Woodland

Land

68.6%

24 decks+1.09$6.87

#15Boseiju, Who Endures

Legendary Land

65.7%

23 decks+0.22$46.10

#16Marsh Flats

Land

65.7%

23 decks+0.49$32.14

#17Polluted Delta

Land

65.7%

23 decks+0.40$19.95

#18Unearth

Sorcery

65.7%

23 decks+1.97$0.45

#19Verdant Catacombs

Land

65.7%

23 decks+0.17$29.39

#20Windswept Heath

Land

65.7%

23 decks+0.36$12.33

#21Bloodstained Mire

Land

62.9%

22 decks+0.41$18.64

#22Deathrite Shaman

Creature — Elf Shaman

B/G1

62.9%

22 decks+0.93$8.43

#23Phyrexian Tower

Legendary Land

62.9%

22 decks+0.63$30.43

#24Takenuma, Abandoned Mire

Legendary Land

62.9%

22 decks+0.52$11.17

#25Wight of the Reliquary

Creature — Zombie Knight

BG2

62.9%

22 decks+1.52$0.79

#26Wooded Foothills

Land

62.9%

22 decks+0.33$18.39

#27Barrowgoyf

Creature — Lhurgoyf

2B3

60.0%

21 decks+1.41$13.10

#28Fatal Push

Instant

60.0%

21 decks+0.70$0.78

#29Misty Rainforest

Land

60.0%

21 decks+0.33$36.45

#30Springheart Nantuko

Enchantment Creature — Insect Monk

1G2

60.0%

21 decks+1.17$6.46

#31Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth

Legendary Land

60.0%

21 decks+0.52$53.68

#32Badgermole Cub

Creature — Badger Mole

1G2

57.1%

20 decks+0.84$43.81

#33Deathcap Glade

Land

57.1%

20 decks-0.12$3.36

#34Prismatic Vista

Land

57.1%

20 decks+0.38$30.18

#35Thoughtseize

Sorcery

57.1%

20 decks+0.65$7.98

#36Chthonian Nightmare

Enchantment

1B2

54.3%

19 decks+1.74$0.80

#37Bloodghast

Creature — Vampire Spirit

BB2

51.4%

18 decks+1.63$1.42

#38Darkbore Pathway // Slitherbore Pathway

Land // Land

51.4%

18 decks+0.14$6.36

#39Dauthi Voidwalker

Creature — Dauthi Rogue

BB2

51.4%

18 decks+1.96$5.67

#40Molt Tender

Creature — Insect Druid

51.4%

18 decks+2.09$0.32

#41Utopia Sprawl

Enchantment — Aura

51.4%

18 decks+1.00$1.71

#42Woodland Cemetery

Land

51.4%

18 decks-0.05$0.58

#43Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth

Legendary Land

51.4%

18 decks+0.56$12.55

#44Boggart Trawler // Boggart Bog

Creature — Goblin // Land

2B3

48.6%

17 decks+1.13$1.79

#45Cavern of Souls

Land

48.6%

17 decks+0.26$51.11

#46Toxic Deluge

Sorcery

2B3

48.6%

17 decks+0.40$5.17

#47Abrupt Decay

Instant

BG2

45.7%

16 decks+0.77$2.56

#48Accursed Marauder

Creature — Zombie Warrior

1B2

45.7%

16 decks+1.32$0.32

#49Dismember

Instant

1B/PB/P3

45.7%

16 decks+1.03$4.60

#50Emperor of Bones

Creature — Skeleton Noble

1B2

45.7%

16 decks+1.72$1.35

#51Inquisition of Kozilek

Sorcery

45.7%

16 decks+0.84$0.62

#52Snuff Out

Instant

3B4

45.7%

16 decks+1.36$13.13

#53Bojuka Bog

Land

42.9%

15 decks+0.43$1.64

#54Chomping Changeling

Creature — Shapeshifter

2G3

42.9%

15 decks+1.62$0.84

#55Crop Rotation

Instant

42.9%

15 decks+1.55$3.77GC

#56Duress

Sorcery

42.9%

15 decks+0.87$0.08

#57Jet Collector

Creature — Merfolk Scout

1G2

42.9%

15 decks+1.93

#58Malevolent Rumble

Sorcery

1G2

42.9%

15 decks+1.72$0.48

#59Overlord of the Balemurk

Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror

3BB5

42.9%

15 decks+1.39$20.66

#60Entomb

Instant

40.0%

14 decks+1.61$17.22

Highest synergy

#1Field of the Dead

Land

10 decks+2.62GC

In 29% of these decks, 14× its usual rate.

#2Natural Order

Sorcery

2GG4

9 decks+2.52GC

In 26% of these decks, 12× its usual rate.

#3Sowing Mycospawn

Creature — Eldrazi Fungus

3G4

13 decks+2.43

In 37% of these decks, 11× its usual rate.

#4Aatchik, Emerald Radian

Legendary Creature — Insect Druid

3BBG6

10 decks+2.27

In 29% of these decks, 9.6× its usual rate.

#5Keen-Eyed Curator

Creature — Raccoon Scout

GG2

10 decks+2.27

In 29% of these decks, 9.6× its usual rate.

#6Strip Mine

Land

11 decks+2.22

In 31% of these decks, 9.2× its usual rate.

#7Blightbeetle

Creature — Insect

1B2

10 decks+2.22

In 29% of these decks, 9.2× its usual rate.

#8Ancient Tomb

Land

11 decks+2.14GC

In 31% of these decks, 8.5× its usual rate.

#9Chrome Mox

Artifact

11 decks+2.14GC

In 31% of these decks, 8.5× its usual rate.

#10Deadly Rollick

Instant

3B4

9 decks+2.11

In 26% of these decks, 8.3× its usual rate.

#11Molt Tender

Creature — Insect Druid

18 decks+2.09

In 51% of these decks, 8.1× its usual rate.

#12Demonic Tutor

Sorcery

1B2

9 decks+1.98GC

In 26% of these decks, 7.2× its usual rate.

Average Brawl deck

The most-included cards across 35 public Arena Brawl decks for Grist, the Hunger Tide, filled to 100 with basics in their average ratio. A starting point to import and tune, not a tested list. Updated 2026-10-21.

Wildcards to craft it (approx.): 12 mythic · 48 rare · 15 uncommon · 9 common

The list (100 cards)

Commander (1)

Grist, the Hunger Tide

Creatures (30)

1Llanowar Elves
1Icetill Explorer
1A-Haywire Mite
1Birds of Paradise
1Delighted Halfling
1Elvish Mystic
1Deathrite Shaman
1Wight of the Reliquary
1Barrowgoyf
1Springheart Nantuko
1Badgermole Cub
1Bloodghast
1Dauthi Voidwalker
1Molt Tender
1Boggart Trawler // Boggart Bog
1Accursed Marauder
1Emperor of Bones
1Chomping Changeling
1Jet Collector
1Overlord of the Balemurk
1Grief
1Grist, Voracious Larva // Grist, the Plague Swarm
1Primeval Titan
1Scute Swarm
1Wary Zone Guard
1Formidable Speaker
1Sowing Mycospawn
1Eternal Witness
1Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
1Aatchik, Emerald Radian

Instants (10)

1Fatal Push
1Abrupt Decay
1Dismember
1Snuff Out
1Crop Rotation
1Entomb
1Vampiric Tutor
1Cut Down
1Chord of Calling
1Fell the Profane // Fell Mire

Sorceries (10)

1Reanimate
1Unearth
1Thoughtseize
1Toxic Deluge
1Inquisition of Kozilek
1Duress
1Malevolent Rumble
1Green Sun's Zenith
1Eldritch Evolution
1Life // Death

Artifacts (1)

1Chrome Mox

Enchantments (3)

1Chthonian Nightmare
1Utopia Sprawl
1Survival of the Fittest

Lands (45)

1Command Tower
1Overgrown Tomb
1Llanowar Wastes
1Wastewood Verge
1Underground Mortuary
1Blooming Marsh
1Shifting Woodland
1Boseiju, Who Endures
1Marsh Flats
1Polluted Delta
1Verdant Catacombs
1Windswept Heath
1Bloodstained Mire
1Phyrexian Tower
1Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
1Wooded Foothills
1Misty Rainforest
1Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
1Deathcap Glade
1Prismatic Vista
1Darkbore Pathway // Slitherbore Pathway
1Woodland Cemetery
1Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
1Cavern of Souls
1Bojuka Bog
1Nurturing Peatland
1Ba Sing Se
1Ancient Tomb
1Gemstone Caverns
1Strip Mine
7Forest
1Snow-Covered Forest
1Snow-Covered Swamp
6Swamp

Win rates by rank for Arena Brawl decks: Brawl decks on Untapped.gg.

Questions about Grist, the Hunger Tide

What are the best cards for Grist, the Hunger Tide?: Across 35 Arena Brawl decks, the most-played cards with Grist, the Hunger Tide are Command Tower (94%), Overgrown Tomb (86%) and Llanowar Elves (80%).
Which cards have the best synergy with Grist, the Hunger Tide?: The cards played far more often with Grist, the Hunger Tide than usual: Field of the Dead (14× its usual rate), Natural Order (12× its usual rate) and Sowing Mycospawn (11× its usual rate).
What colors is Grist, the Hunger Tide?: Grist, the Hunger Tide is Golgari (black-green), so its deck can only run cards within that color identity.